FAYETTEVILLE – Cumberland County Emergency Services, the Fayetteville Fire Department and the Fire Chief’s Association of Cumberland County will take part in a memorial service on Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. to honor firefighters and EMS workers who have sacrificed their lives serving the residents of Cumberland County and Fort Bragg.

The service will be held at the Emergency Services Memorial, located on the campus of Fayetteville Technical Community College, 2201 Hull Rd., next to Cumberland Hall. The memorial service is open to the public. The ceremony will include reading of the names of fallen first responders, laying of a memorial wreath and a flyover by a Cape Fear Valley Health LifeLink helicopter.

Memorial organizers will also recognize members of local agencies who died while an active member of their department, but not in the line of duty.

Anyone who wishes to purchase a brick or have a brick placed on the memorial walkway can go to www.fayettevillenc.gov/fire and click on the “Honor Guard” tab or contact Fayetteville Fire Battalion Chief David Richtmeyer at drichtmeyer@ci.fay.nc.us or at 910-433-1342.

For more information, contact Cumberland County Emergency Services Director Randy Beeman at 910-678- 7688 or Fayetteville Fire Battalion Chief David Richtmeyer at 910-433-1342.